Granville, Ohio - Coming off a program-best run in the Summers Cup at the College Squash Association National Divisional Championships, the Denison men's squash team opens its 2026-27 season this Friday at home, returning two All-Liberty League honorees and a deep group of veterans as it looks to build on last winter's momentum.
2025-26 Recap
The Big Red finished third at the Liberty League Championships in February before heading to Philadelphia for the CSA Divisional Championships. After a tough quarterfinal loss to Bowdoin, No. 28 Denison battled back through the consolation bracket, edging No. 25 Bates 5-4 behind a pair of five-game wins from
Nate Cukierman and
Alex DeLuca, then topping No. 26 Wesleyan 6-3 to claim fifth place in the Summers Cup. The run was the deepest in program history in the Summers Cup and lifted Denison to a 25th-place finish overall in the CSA.
After the season, senior captain
Juan Felipe Hernandez was named Liberty League Player of the Year after going 13-3 overall and 6-0 in league play at the No. 1 spot, and four Big Red players earned All-Liberty League recognition.
Major Postseason Award Winners
Key Returners
Denison graduated Hernandez, the league's top player, but returns two of its All-Liberty League honorees in the top half of the lineup. Senior
Charlie Fenwick earned Second Team honors after a 10-6 season and a 5-1 mark in league play, splitting time at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. He was dominant in the CSA consolation rounds, sweeping both of his matches against Bates and Wesleyan without dropping a game.
Junior
Alex DeLuca returns as an All-Liberty League Honorable Mention after going 10-5 overall and 4-1 in the league at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots. He delivered one of the biggest wins of the CSA weekend, rallying from two games down to beat his Bates opponent in five and help the Big Red advance.
The back of the lineup also returns intact. Junior
Wylly Molten IV and sophomore
Rayyan Arif won all four of their matches at the No. 8 and No. 9 spots during the CSA consolation run, while senior
Jackson Bragman and junior
Aimaan Zakaria add lineup experience in the middle spots. Senior
Owen Mullaly and junior
Shreyansh Agarwal round out the returning group.
Newcomers
Denison welcomes four first-years to Granville:
Oliver Andreani Pandeff (New York, N.Y.),
Mac Coleman (Brooklyn, N.Y.),
Stewart Upson (Darien, Conn.) and
Zeineddine Zuberi (New York, N.Y.).
A Look at the Schedule
- Season Opener & Senior Night: Nov. 6 vs. Western (Ontario) at 5 p.m.
- Home Weekend: Nov. 8 vs. Navy at 10 a.m.
- Liberty League Opener: Dec. 5 vs. Bard at Hamilton (Clinton, N.Y.)
- Haverford Weekend: Jan. 16 vs. Haverford and Wesleyan (Haverford, Pa.)
- Liberty League Championships: Feb. 12-14 at St. Lawrence (Canton, N.Y.)
- CSA National Divisional Championships: Feb. 25-28 in Philadelphia
